Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi Anime: 2027 Release, Visual, Cast

The Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi anime will air in 2027. The year was confirmed on October 11, 2026, together with the first key visual and the two main cast members. Rina Kawaguchi voices Noa Saotome, and Tomoya Ito voices Rihito Otsuka.

The series is also known in English as Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend. Here's the key visual, the cast and staff, and what the story is about.

Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi anime at a glance

• Release: 2027 (month not announced)
• Format: TV anime
• Studio: feel.
• Director: Shinsuke Yanagi
• Main cast: Rina Kawaguchi and Tomoya Ito
• Based on: the manga by Enma Akiyama

When does the Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi anime come out?#

The Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi anime comes out in 2027. The official site confirms a TV broadcast that year. The month, the channels and the streaming platforms have not been announced.

The anime was first announced on July 13, 2026, with a teaser visual and the main staff. No trailer has been released so far.

For more titles on the way, browse our upcoming anime of 2027 coverage.

Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi key visual#

The first key visual shows Rihito and Noa sitting side by side. It introduces Noa as a career woman at her limit and Rihito as a calm, detached type. The tagline calls the series an office "friends" comedy.

Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi cast#

Two cast members have been announced:

• Noa Saotome: Rina Kawaguchi (Nico in Witch Watch)
• Rihito Otsuka: Tomoya Ito (Togo in The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World)

Rina Kawaguchi says the manga was already a favourite read before the role came along. For Kawaguchi, Noa's charm lies in how quickly her emotions switch.

Tomoya Ito says every recording session ends in exhaustion, but a pleasant kind. Ito imagines that this is how Rihito feels when dealing with Noa.

Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi staff and studio#

The studio feel. is producing the animation. The main staff was announced in July:

• Original work: Enma Akiyama (Weekly Young Jump, Shueisha)
• Director: Shinsuke Yanagi
• Series composition: Keiichiro Ochi
• Character design: Yumiko Yamamoto
• Animation production: feel.

Shinsuke Yanagi directed Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki and Senpai is an Otokonoko. Keiichiro Ochi worked on the scripts of The Quintessential Quintuplets, according to Anime News Network.

What is Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi about?#

Noa Saotome is an art director at a game company. Her bosses trust her, and her juniors look up to her. She is the model of a career woman, at least on the surface.

Rihito Otsuka is in his second year at the same company. His motto is to live in energy-saving mode. One day, by chance, he sees the side of Noa that she works hard to hide.

From there, the two start an after-work relationship as friends. The question the story asks is whether that friendship can really hold.

The Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi manga#

Enma Akiyama launched the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump in 2023. Eleven volumes are out in Japan, and the twelfth is due on October 19, 2026.

According to Crunchyroll News, the series passed 1 million copies sold in February 2026. It also placed eighth in the 10th Next Manga Awards.

For official updates, follow the official site and the official X account. You can also track the anime on Animanga Planet.